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A fact from 2012 LinkedIn hack appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 June 2012 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that LinkedIn was hacked on June 7, 2012, resulting in the release of over 6 million user passwords? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2012 LinkedIn hack.

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While I admit that "cybercriminals" and password getting into "the hands of criminals" is accurate, the tone seems excessive. They were posted on a forum. Anyone able to view the forum could get their hands on them. It is not as serious as if thousands of bank notes were in a warehouse where anyone could pick them up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.70.170.48 ( talk) 07:48, 22 June 2012 (UTC) reply